What is Sarah Cottingham's specialty?

Sarah Cottingham (NPI 1851472039) is a Medicare-billing provider whose primary specialty is Family Practice in Columbia, SC.

Where does Sarah Cottingham practice?

Sarah Cottingham practices in Columbia, SC, based on the location reported in the CMS Medicare provider datasets for NPI 1851472039.

How much does Medicare pay Sarah Cottingham?

Sarah Cottingham (NPI 1851472039) received approximately $174K in total Medicare Part B payments, serving 496 beneficiaries, per the CMS Medicare Physician & Other Practitioners dataset.

PROVIDER PROFILE · NPI 1851472039

Sarah CottinghamMD

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Family PracticeColumbia, SCI

MEDICARE UTILIZATION · PART B · 2024

Total beneficiaries

2,003

Unique beneficiaries

—

Total services

3,955

Distinct HCPCS

Medicare payment

$167K

Peer benchmark

Total Medicare services vs. 1,484 Family Practice providers in SC — top quintile (cohort median 1,121).

PRESCRIBING · PART D · 2024

Total Rx claims

7,258

Beneficiaries

—

Total drug cost

$822K

Distinct drugs

128

Brand share

22.9%

Top prescribed drugs

Atorvastatin Calcium435 claims

Amlodipine Besylate270 claims

Lisinopril230 claims

Losartan Potassium218 claims

Rosuvastatin Calcium217 claims

QUALITY · MIPS · 2024

Final MIPS score

84.1

Quality

68.9

Cost

78.1

Improvement activities

40.0

Promoting interop.

100.0

Payment adjustment

0.38%

Group

INDUSTRY PAYMENTS · OPEN PAYMENTS · 2024

Total received

$1K

Payment records

By payment type

Food and Beverage$1K

Top paying entities

Food and Beverage$1K

REFERRAL NETWORK

Where Sarah Cottingham's patients come from & go

Directional shared-patient flow from Medicare claims — who sends patients to this provider (inbound) and where this provider's patients go next (outbound). 19 inbound referrers · 0 outbound destinations.

Receives referrals from

Inbound — who sends patients here

Physician	Patients	Visits
LEXINGTON COUNTY HEALTH SERVICES DISTRICT INC	390	2,603
Russell Ditzler Family Practice · Columbia, SC	135	379
Kate Nattier Physician Assistant · Simpsonville, SC	77	235
PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL, LLC	45	130
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	45	145
Joshua Mccain Diagnostic Radiology · Rockford, IL	39	87
PRISMA HEALTH-MIDLANDS	26	64
Beth Siroty-Smith Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	25	52
CUPPLES, TOMMY	21	42
County Council For Richland County Ambulance Service Provider · Columbia, SC	21	56
Robert Garris Diagnostic Radiology · West Columbia, SC	19	48
David Knight Interventional Radiology · West Columbia, SC	18	26

Refers patients to

Outbound — where patients go next

No outbound pairs above the suppression threshold.

Source: CMS Physician Shared Patient Patterns (30-day window, Medicare FFS). Direction = a beneficiary seen by the first provider, then the second, within 30 days; a proxy for referral, not a documented referral. Pairs with fewer than 11 shared beneficiaries are suppressed.

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